Seducing an iron man

17

As expected, God didn't exist. If He did, He would have already listened to me. How many times have I sung the whole song?

전정국

Hyung, why did you come so early?

김태형

I got so tired from being at the study room... so I just came back early.

전정국

Ah, bro, you come straight to the study room right in front of here as soon as school ends, right?

There are three reasons why I dislike Jeon Jungkook. Exactly three. First, he has a wide network of connections. In other words, he has a lot of friends. When I hang out with him, I meet various kids and teachers, and since I attend my academy quietly, being with him is a bit uncomfortable for me.

Rumors are even spreading widely at the academy that if you don't know Jeon Jungkook, you're a spy. Secondly, he seems like a bit of a troublemaker. I overheard a rumor on my way home—that he drinks and smokes—and hearing that made me feel a bit uneasy, I guess. But then again, he's at the top of the whole school.

Still, it felt a bit unsettling. And lastly, there is a tendency to speak somewhat sarcastically and aggressively.

전정국

Hey, bro, why are you working so hard? Take it easy.

전정국

If you collapse doing that, the object of our academy's admiration will disappear.

I involuntarily scowled at the hand that gently patted my shoulder.

김태형

Ah, yes.

I keep reacting like this without any emotion, and it seems like this has gotten even worse lately.

The surrounding air turned as cold as ice. Neither of them said a word. Taehyung simply hugged his bag tightly and stared at the pattern on the carpet on the floor. "Wow, is that leopard print? What could it be?" he thought, lost in thought.

Just then, the voices of several children echoed loudly through the hallway.

The surrounding ball, which had been cold, gradually cooled down and began to heat up.

전정국

Ah, the kids are coming. I'll go first.

I hated seeing the corners of his mouth curving into a smile. It annoyed me. I nodded vaguely and hurriedly entered the classroom.

전정국

...

Jungkook, mulling over his words with a cold expression, saw the children approaching from the opposite side and smiled broadly to welcome them.

Time passed quite quickly. So much time had gone by that before I knew it, the midterms were right around the corner.

I slammed my head against the desk. I couldn't believe it. Midterms were coming up soon. I couldn't think of anything. In particular, the thought that I should study didn't cross my mind at all.

The girl, who had started muttering and moving her mouth vigorously, told Ryu-a about the midterm exams.

백여아

Hey, actually, I bombed the last mock exam.

Ryua nodded half-heartedly and stared only at her phone. What on earth is she looking at? Suddenly curious, Yeoa took a closer look at what Ryua was watching. "What?" Startled, Yeoa stared blankly at Ryua. What Ryua was watching was a math lecture.

And I'm talking about the class of Teacher OOO, the top instructor known for teaching thoroughly. To be honest, it was quite expensive. So, I was just... It's that class where people rarely stop taking it unless they study really, really intensively...

백여아

What's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly hang up?

Curiosities grew significantly. Yeo-ah stuck close to Ryu-ah and bombarded her with questions like a bomb. "Why are you watching? Is your goal to become the top student in the whole school? Why? Why on earth?" Ryu-ah did not answer the questions until the lecture was over.

이류아

Ugh. I messed up last time. My rank dropped. So I'm planning to raise it a bit this time.

백여아

...

I had nothing to say. After all, we had studied hard for the last final exam, but our average scores had plummeted. Of course, our scores had dropped drastically together. So, both of our rankings dropped, and I think I heard that Iryua got scolded really hard by her mom. Anyway, that is what I heard.

이류아

Anyway, I'm going to raise my test score this time.

So this time, absolutely do not look for me.

And school finished.

I lightly kicked the stone right in front of me. Even though I kicked the stone lightly, my mind was anything but light. All sorts of thoughts—from my exam scores to Kim Taehyung's work—had all jumbled together.

백여아

Ah, never mind, stop thinking about it.

He shook his head, closing his eyes tightly. He was resolving not to think about anything. He started kicking the stone again.

I must have been wearing about two or three. Suddenly, I heard the sound of someone walking behind me, and when I instinctively turned my head, I saw Kim Taehyung.

백여아

Oh, Kim Tae-h

김태형

Baek-yeo-ah, I'm sorry, but you can go first today.

A cold, chilly wind blew.

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